kathryn is six months

Kathryn is six months... plus a little at this point. We went yesterday to the doctor for her normal check-up plus to get some advise on this cold we are passing around. Everything is good and she is growing well. She is now 17 lbs 2 oz (75%) and 27 1/2 inches (97%). I think her head was about 17 inches, whatever it was, it was around the 75% mark also. The doctor said she is growing fine and everything looks and sounds good.

We now have a rolly polly on our hands. She no longer stays on her blanket on the floor. She'll sit there by herself for a little bit, but you have to get her to the sitting position. Still no crawling, but she can wiggle her way to what she wants. She does a lot of backward wigglying so most of the time she ends up no where near what she was going for. Everything is going in her mouth. She's been eating my hair on purpose lately. She used to grab my hair just to hold on (it is almost always in a pony tail at this point). But lately she'll grab a small section to eat. It is quite funny until my hair is soaking with slober.

Let's see what else has been going on... Kathryn regularly holds herself up on her hands. Usually with the legs kicking away.


She is eating better. I had only been feeding her baby food for lunch & dinner, but the doc told me to get breakfast in there also. She doesn't like just plain rice so I'm mixing it with her fruits & veggies. Carrots & sweet potatoes are still her favorites. She is beginning to take to apple sauce and pears. The face she made the other day when I tried peas for the first time was a wonderful face!

I think that is about it. Oh, still only the two bottom teeth, but the upper two have to be really close to coming in. The gums are obviously swollen and she loves to gnaw on everything!

I'll leave you with a few new pictures.